Manager, DRAM Product Planning

The role

The DRAM Product Planning Manager drives customer adoption and secures Samsung's position as a lead DRAM supplier. This role acts as a bridge between customers and internal engineering and business teams to manage the product lifecycle from design-in to qualification.

What you will do

• Lead technical engagements with customer engineering teams
• Facilitate engineering debugging and troubleshooting during evaluation and mass production
• Analyze customer system architectures to propose memory solutions
• Establish a structured co-development framework to sync hardware roadmaps
• Collaborate with customer architects to define product specifications and interfaces
• Channel customer architectural insights back to internal R&D and product planning teams
• Design and implement business models focusing on TCO reduction
• Formulate customized commercial and supply structures for diverse application segments
• Serve as central program manager aligning internal stakeholders with customer milestones
• Manage the execution pipeline from design-in through mass production transition

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related Physical Science with 10+ years of experience
• Master’s degree with 8+ years of Industry Experience
• PhD with 5+ years of Industry Experience
• Strong understanding of DRAM design/architecture, system-level operations (RAS, Memory Controller, memory PHY), and product support
• Background in SI/PI (Signal/Power Integrity) and timing measurements
• Familiarity with fab processes, semiconductor manufacturing, and advanced packaging
• Deep understanding of 2.5D/3D integration (TSV, Micro-bumping, and Hybrid Bonding)
• Proven experience in customer-facing technical roles leading enablement and debugging
• Flexibility to travel based on project and customer needs

Nice to have

• Experience defining architecture and specifications for next-generation Custom HBM (HBM4+)
• Ability to plan active logic base-dies that integrate core IP (Memory Controller, advanced RAS, and processing elements)
• Proven track record collaborating with foundries and design houses for custom silicon development
• Experience defining customized interfaces (e.g., Die-to-Die PHY) for bespoke customer architectures
• Analytical skills to evaluate system-level PPA (Power-Performance-Area) benefits and customer TCO optimization

Benefits

• Incentive opportunities based on individual and company performance
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401k
• Charitable giving match
• 4+ weeks of paid time off a year, plus holidays and sick leave
• Stipend for fertility care or adoption
• Caregiver support
• Medical travel support
• On-demand apps and free confidential therapy sessions
• Onsite Café and gym
• Virtual classes
• Flexible environment

Before you apply

• Each candidate is limited to 10 applications across all open jobs within a 6-month period
• AI tools should not be used to generate or assist with submitted content or live interview responses
• By applying, you agree not to disclose Samsung any confidential or proprietary information belonging to a current or former employer

About the company

Samsung Semiconductor is a global leader whose technology solutions power tools including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, and IoT devices.